Do you sometimes declare" wash your own plate" at home?

Ha!ha!ha! That is very funny! You are only two in your home and yet you have this rule! You made me really laugh my friend! Well I can't blame you my friend! If you really hate this task then your husband should understand. If he doesn't really like to wash plates either then he should buy all the paper plates and disposables to make you happy!

Dearest Bebs; Thank you for your discussion. Now I know that I am not alone. I get so tired of washing dishes every night but also during the day. Breakfast and lunch but also dinner. I tend to wash dishes as I am cooking because I like order and cleanliness. By the time we have dinner, there is only the plates left. I have asked for ones own breakfast dishes and 'mess' be cleaned as we eat at different times. This includes lunch dishes as well. Other times I have said, everyone washes their own dishes. Sometimes it is only fair. Sure it is nice to have the family in for dinner but how many heads are there? That is actually going to be three loads of dishes. Ug! I learned this from having roommates. Everyone cleans up after themselves. It is nice when others can pitch in. Or just give you a night off all together. This happens occasionally and is really appreciated. Another one for me is cleaning the tub out after you use it so that the next person doesn't have to wash it before using it. What a drag that is and I have had to do it too many times to even try and count! Drives me bananas. I'll take dinner dishes over a dirty tub any day but yes, I have declared wash your own plate on more than one occasion.

i have a really sweet and nice hubby who always help me to clean the dishes everyday after the meal because i do the cooking... and both of us are working full-time... so we have to share the load... therefore, i never have to declare "wash your own plate" at home because my hubby already help me to do that... take care and have a nice day...

Once in awhile I do, especially if I'm tired and had a busy day, and the last thing I want to do is wash dishes especially after cooking, I'm ready to get out of that kitchen. We use paper plates all the time, its easier and they're microwaveable, good for heating things up. Now if we've got company over for dinner or something, I'll break out the real plates, but I'll usually wait till the next day to wash them..lol.

Yes I heard that always but that was at our younger years when our mother would shout.."wash your own plates rather than dumped it at the zinc..." he he he you made me remember my mother heehehhe Mobhomeir here...

hi bebs This topic is funny he he I remember when I was still in high school our eldest sister assign me with this chores after dinner I always have to do the dishes, we are 6 in the family so there are lot of dishes to be done, after been doin it for so long time I asked my mom to declare " wash own plate " and so she did it. I was so happy cos I don't need to stand for 30 minutes with all the plates.he he So starting that day, we all have to wash our own plates. But, now that I am married I have no choice but to do it every after meals

We use paper plates sometimes, and also have a rule... whoever cooks does not have to wash the dishes. Someone else gets to do it, or everyone washes their own. Everyone works outside the home(or at least used to till recently) and so we all have to chip in around the house as well.

Washing dishes has been our son's chore for a long time now. He was happy when we got a dishwasher for sure! I'm glad your hubby was accomodating and is going to use paper plates.

It's just my husband and me in the house now and there are many times when we use paper plates...especially if I've made a casserole or something that doesn't require the use of a lot of pots and pans. When we cook burgers on the grill I normally have potato or pasta salad and heat up baked beans in the microwave so I don't use my stove. Using paper plates then makes clean up a breeze.

Hey Bebs! How are you girlfriend! I agree with you! Only once in awhile if I cook a really big dinner my boyfriend will wash all the dinner dishes and do all the cleanup! But, when he eats something at night or for lunch when he is home on the weekend he leaves the dirty dishes for me and it drives me crazy! But, he doesn't want to eat off paper plates! He has to microwave all his food until your tongue could fall off!lol So he refuses to allow paper plates in the house! And I also hate having to always do dishes! And if I leave dishes to soak in the sink overnight he has a fit, but won't wash them! What am I going to do?

Hello bebs, I think I was able to declare "wash your own plate" already. But not exactly at our home but at my mom's home. Since, I am already separated from her. I still have three younger brothers who are so lazy in washing the dishes. They would always pinpoint who will wash and will result to endless debate. To cut the fights and debates, I told them to wash their own plate. I even suggested that they would name their plates so they'll know who didn't wash their own plate. It was a bit effective at first, but when its school time and they are always in a hurry to go to school, they just can't wash their own plate. In the end my stepfather will be the one who will wash the dishes. Take care and have fun myLotting red_amethyst

well! We have this habit at home of everybody washing their own plates once they have eaten and its good. The worst thing will be cooking and doing the dishes too. But using disposable plates n cups at home is a no!no! for me again.

We haven't experienced it, we all have task during meal time and the duties for dish washing is rotating so we don't have arguments in terms of that. I am assigned every weekend because I am working during weekdays, my younger brother and sister are assigned in dish washing during that day because they stayed in the house.